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Part I: Introduction and Background to the Modern Patent System 1: The Nature and Origins of Patent Rights 2: Historical Developments 3: Harmonization of Patent Law Part II: Patent Law and Procedure 4: What can be Patented 5: Filing a Patent Application 6: Obtaining a Granted Patent: Patent Cooperation and Treaty Procedure 7: Obtaining a Granted Patent: European Patent Office Procedure 8: Obtaining a Granted Patent: National Procedures 9: Maintaining a Patent in Force and Extending the Patent Term 10: Enforcing Patent Rights 11: Invalidity and Amendment of Granted Patents Part III: Patentability of Inventions in Specific Technical Fields 12: Chemical Inventions 13: Pharmaceutical Inventions 14: Biotechnological Inventions 15: Patenting of Genes, Plants, and Animals Part IV: Patenting in Practice 16: The Patent Practitioner and his Functions 17: Drafting the Patent Specification 18: Drafting the Claims 19: Part V: Commercial Exploitation of Patents 20: Inventorship, Ownership and Compensation 21: Commercial Exploitation of Patents 22: How to Catch the Infringer - and How not to be Caught 23: Patent Aspects of Licensing 24: Patents and Competition Law